
"This book depicting beauty in nature is a gem.Anyone looking for a picture book that also teaches science will love this title" - Library Media Connecton, Starred Review Marion Vannett Ridgway Book Award Winner: Illustration 2012 Anyone looking for a picture book that also teaches science will love this title" - Library Media Connecton, Starred Review "This book depicting beauty in nature is a gem.

"Messner packs much information into the serene wintry landscape, beautifully captured in Neal's stunning retro-style illustrations." - The New York Times "Throughout the book, Neal's crisp, clean mixed-media illustrations cleverly provide above- and belowground views, and Messner's back material will educate children about the subnivean zone and animal adaptations" - School Library Journal " lovely study of the ways animals spend the winter." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Beautifully rendered" - The Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Utterly charming, and informative, to boot." - Kirkus Reviews He currently works and lives in Brooklyn and teaches Illustration at Pratt Institute. He exhibits drawings at galleries and speaks at events around the world. Neal's self-authored book debut "Everyone" will be published by Candlewick press in 2015. He recently contributed art to New York Times Best Seller, Goodnight Songs a collection of poems by author of Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown. Over and Under the Snow, with author Kate Messner was praised for its "stunning retro-style illustrations" (New York Times), was a 2011 New York Times Editor's Choice and won an E.B.

He illustrated the acclaimed picture books Over and Under the Snow and Lifetime, both of which explore the natural world. He has directed short animated videos for Kate Spade and Anthropologie and was awarded a medal from the Society of Illustrators for his work in motion graphics.

White Read Aloud Award, and she lives on Lake Champlain.Ĭhristopher Silas Neal is an award-winning illustrator and author who regularly contributes to the New York Times, The New Yorker, and creates book covers for various publishers. Kate Messner is a middle school teacher and the author of several books for young readers, including the Sea Monster series.
